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New Supreme Court ruling could make it harder to expose secret government misconduct

By Nina Totenberg
Published March 3, 2022 at 4:58 PM EST

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the federal government can shield former government contractors from testifying about the torture of a post-9/11 detainee.

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Nina Totenberg is NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent. Her reports air regularly on NPR's critically acclaimed newsmagazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition.
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